Use crisis to redefine Britain’s EU role, Tories urge Cameron

John Redwood: EU plan is “a very modest proposal”Chris Harris for The Times

David Cameron faces mounting pressure from new Tory MPs to seize on the crisis in the eurozone and recast Britain’s links with Europe.

The Prime Minister will today endorse a two-speed European Union, letting countries in the euro harmonise taxes as long as Britain plays no part.

He will also seek to champion anti-Brussels sentiment with a renewed assault on red tape, which could include diluting EU rules to give agency workers enhanced rights, as the Government strives to inject growth into the economy.

However, Tory MPs are preparing to push him to go farther and use the uncertainty about the euro’s future to rethink the way the EU operates.

One idea gaining support would lead to Britain surrendering its veto in Brussels but in…